PSC AR: Space R&D Services

Service group

Code facts

Codes under it
62
Contract awards
247 In the last 12 months
Contract obligations
$9,809,851,382 In FY2025

PSC codes and definitions come from the GSA PSC Manual and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $189,993,656
FY2026 $7,940,508,649
FY2025 $9,809,851,382
FY2024 $9,970,201,190
FY2023 $10,696,979,511

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 California Institute Of Technology $2,009,672,910
2 The Boeing Company UEI SML4NN2CT556 $798,934,000
3 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC $570,863,012
4 Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC $505,060,304
5 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation UEI Q11ZHUFBW741 $467,172,469
6 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation UEI VSBAFMDKTWL4 $403,035,073
7 The Boeing Company UEI HLWWEH2CCXW5 $361,511,150
8 Lockheed Martin Corp $359,294,026
9 Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, Inc. $244,587,345
10 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $192,013,678

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $6,923,641,447
2 Air Force Department of Defense $778,663,154
3 Department of Commerce $308,334,701
4 Department of the Navy Department of Defense $60,032,299
5 Department of Energy $35,066,364
6 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense $8,073,031
7 Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense $6,940,272
8 Washington Headquarters Service Department of Defense $2,981,930
9 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Department of Defense $2,802,921
10 Department of the Interior $624,163

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 California $3,049,075,040
2 Alabama $1,325,262,843
3 Maryland $898,560,560
4 Colorado $744,171,596
5 Texas $731,142,291
6 Virginia $725,249,014
7 Florida $126,701,440
8 Ohio $99,686,088
9 District of Columbia $61,279,815
10 Massachusetts $56,971,005
11 Pennsylvania $47,469,881
12 Indiana $36,640,498
13 Arizona $36,077,375
14 New York $31,661,417
15 New Jersey $28,036,248
16 Utah $18,374,691
17 Washington $16,043,222
18 New Hampshire $15,168,702
19 Kentucky $15,110,445
20 Iowa $11,571,696
21 Mississippi $8,056,374
22 Hawaii $5,352,812
23 Rhode Island $5,116,853
24 Kansas $4,956,486
25 New Mexico $4,695,934
26 Michigan $4,128,092
27 Georgia $2,290,619
28 Missouri $1,484,265
29 Nevada $1,299,184
30 Tennessee $1,271,500
31 Illinois $720,514
32 Minnesota $202,268
33 Louisiana $110,397
34 Arkansas $63,193
35 Oregon $47,031
36 Idaho $21,366
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Shares are of everything obligated under PSC AR in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Contract opportunities

Notice Posted Due
Thermospheric Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) for Future NASA/Heliophysics Missions Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) Mission Operations and Data Processing Award Notice · Goddard Space Center —
Award/JOFOC Notification for a Contract Extension to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations, Systems Engineering, and Software II (MOSES II) Limited / Sole Source Justification · Goddard Space Center —
Contract Extension for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations, Systems Engineering, and Software II (MOSES II) Award Notice · Goddard Space Center —
Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) Innovative Delivery of Effects (RIDE) Supplemental Request for Information (RFI) – Industry Statements of Capability (SOCs) Pre-Solicitation · Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSPC) · RIDE2026(2)
Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) Innovative Delivery of Effects (RIDE) Supplemental Request for Information (RFI) – Industry Statements of Capability (SOCs) Pre-Solicitation · Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSPC) · RIDE2026
Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA) -Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix A - Final Solicitation Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
Announcement for Partnership Proposals: Atmospheric Exploration Observatory Special Notice · Headquarters
Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) - Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) Pre-Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
Launch Vehicle Probabilistic Reliability Risk Analysis Services Special Notice · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space and Spacecraft Systems Design Pre-Solicitation · Office of Naval Research (SECNAV)
Kronos Family of Systems Commercial Solutions Opening Special Notice · Air Force · FA8806-26-S-0001_Kronos_FoS_CSO_AOI3_FAS01_02_03_04_05
Commercial Alternatives for GOES Rebroadcast (GRB) and High Rate Information Transmission (HRIT) / Emergency Managers’ Warning Information Network (EMWIN) Services Special Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Habitable Worlds Observatory Instrument Concept Assessments in NASA Research Announcement (NRA): RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES) 2025 Special Notice · Headquarters
Autonomous Ion Mass Spectrometer Sentry (AIMSS) Special Notice · Department of Energy
Kronos Family of Systems Commercial Solutions Opening Special Notice · Air Force · FA8806-26-S-0001_AOI4_CSO_Call2
Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) - Sources Sought Notice Pre-Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
Kronos Mission Catalyst Day 2 Special Notice · Air Force
Underwater Training and Testing Solicitation · Johnson Space Center
Project Engineering, Manufacturing, and Science Services (PEMSS) Pre-Solicitation · Ames Research Center
Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) Access to Space (ATS) “GLIMR ATS" Solicitation · Langley Research Center · 80LARC26R0002
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) 1 Year Contract Extension Pre-Solicitation · Goddard Space Center
Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI) Commercialization Plan Industry Week with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Special Notice · Headquarters
Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA) -Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix A - Draft Solicitation Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
Spacecraft Engineering, Software, Research and Development Services Award Notice · Office of Naval Research (SECNAV) —
NASA Research Announcement (NRA) - Development Plan for Open Fan Flight Demonstration Special Notice · Glenn Research Center
2026 Astrophysics Small Explorer (APSMEX) Solicitation · Headquarters
Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness (SOLAR) Series X-ray Irradiance Sensor (XRIS) Solicitation · Goddard Space Center
Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for Super High Energy Replicated Optics (SuperHERO) Limited / Sole Source Justification · Marshall Space Flight Center —
Synopsis: Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA) -Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix A Pre-Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
Request for Information (RFI): Private Sector Partnerships in Astrobiology, Planetary Protection, and Space Biology Special Notice · Headquarters
Enabling Exploration through Partnerships in Advanced Computing Request for Information (RFI) 2026 Pre-Solicitation · Headquarters
Rosalind Franklin Mission Launch Vehicle Risk Assessment Award Notice · Kennedy Space Center —
Feasibility Study for Payload Processing Facility for Nuclear Operations Solicitation · Kennedy Space Center
NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Cubesat Opportunities on Artemis III, IV, and V Missions. Pre-Solicitation · Marshall Space Flight Center
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 1. 0 Special Notice · Johnson Space Center
Astrobiology Science Conference Announcement for Partnership Proposals 2026 Solicitation · Headquarters
Private Astronaut Missions 5 and 6 Flight Opportunities Source Selection Statement Award Notice · Johnson Space Center —
Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) Access to Space (ATS) “GLIMR ATS" Pre-Solicitation · Langley Research Center · 80LARC26R00002
Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) Ka-Band Backward-Compatible Relay Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix E - Final Solicitation Solicitation · Marshall Space Flight Center
Research Opportunities for International Space Station (ISS) Utilization Special Notice · Johnson Space Center —
ICESat-2 Mission Operations Center (MOC) Extension Special Notice · Goddard Space Center
Project and Engineering Support Services II (PESS II) Extension Award Notice · Ames Research Center · 80ARC021D0001_EXT —
Project and Engineering Support Services II (PESS II) Extension Limited / Sole Source Justification · Ames Research Center · 80ARC021D0001_EXT —
Community Announcement: Release Status of an Earth Venture Orbital Solicitation Special Notice · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) Ka-Band Backward-Compatible Relay Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix E Pre-Solicitation · Marshall Space Flight Center
Synopsis: Strategic Studies for Advanced Propulsion Technologies Pre-Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
NASA Space to Soil Challenge: Call for Submissions and Self-Nominations for Judges Pre-Solicitation · Johnson Space Center
Solicitation: National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC) Innovative Technology & Engineering – Space Test and Range (NITE-STAR) Solicitation · Air Force
Strategic Studies for Advanced Propulsion Technologies Pre-Solicitation · Glenn Research Center
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Codes under AR

PSC code
AR10 R&D – Aero & Space Technology
AR11 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Basic Research
AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research
AR13 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Experimental Development
AR14 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses
AR15 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities; R&D Facilities & Major Equipment
AR16 R&D – Space: Aeronautics/Space Technology (Management/Support)
AR17 R&D – Space: Aeronautics/Space Technology (Commercialized)
AR20 R&D – Space Science & Applications
AR21 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Basic Research)
AR22 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
AR23 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Advanced Development)
AR24 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Engineering Development)
AR25 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Operational Systems Development)
AR26 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Management/Support)
AR27 R&D – Space: Science/Applications (Commercialized)
AR30 R&D – Space Transportation Systems
AR31 R&D – Space: Flight (Basic Research)
AR32 R&D – Space: Flight (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
AR33 R&D – Space: Flight (Advanced Development)
AR34 R&D – Space: Flight (Engineering Development)
AR35 R&D – Space: Flight (Operational Systems Development)
AR36 R&D – Space: Flight (Management/Support)
AR37 R&D – Space: Flight (Commercialized)
AR40 R&D – Space Track Data Acq
AR41 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Basic Research)
AR42 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
AR43 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Advanced Development)
AR44 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Engineering Development)
AR45 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Operational Systems Development)
AR46 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Management/Support)
AR47 R&D – Space: Operations, Tracking and Data Acquisition (Commercialized)
AR50 R&D – Space & Terrestrial
AR51 R&D – Space & Terrestrial-Research
AR52 RDT&E/Space and Terrestrial Applications – Applied Research
AR53 R&D – Space & Terrestrial – Advanced Development
AR54 RDT&E/Space and Terrestrial Applications – Demonstration/Validation
AR55 RDT&E/Space and Terrestrial Applications – Engineering/Manufacturing
AR56 R&D – Space & Terrestrial – Management/Support
AR57 R&D – Space & Terrestrial – Commercialized
AR61 R&D – Space: Station (Basic Research)
AR62 R&D – Space: Station (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
AR63 R&D – Space: Station (Advanced Development)
AR64 R&D – Space: Station (Engineering Development)
AR65 R&D – Space: Station (Operational Systems Development)
AR66 R&D – Space: Station (Management/Support)
AR67 R&D – Space: Station (Commercialized)
AR71 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Basic Research)
AR72 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
AR73 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Advanced Development)
AR74 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Engineering Development)
AR75 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Operational Systems Development)
AR76 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Management/Support)
AR77 R&D – Space: Commercial Programs (Commercialized)
AR90 R&D – Other Space
AR91 R&D – Space: Other (Basic Research)
AR92 R&D – Space: Other (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)
AR93 R&D – Space: Other (Advanced Development)
AR94 R&D – Space: Other (Engineering Development)
AR95 R&D – Space: Other (Operational Systems Development)
AR96 R&D – Space: Other (Management/Support)
AR97 R&D – Space: Other (Commercialized)
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Quick answers

What is PSC AR?

PSC AR is Space R&D Services, a service group in PSC A, Research and Development.

What codes are under PSC AR?

PSC AR has 62 codes under it with their own GovTribe pages, including AR10 R&D – Aero & Space Technology; AR11 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Basic Research; and AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research.

How much do federal agencies spend under PSC AR?

Federal contracts under PSC AR obligated $9,809,851,382 in fiscal year 2025 and $38,607,534,388 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under PSC AR?

The contractors with the most obligated under PSC AR in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are California Institute Of Technology ($2,009,672,910), The Boeing Company ($798,934,000) and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC ($570,863,012).

Which agencies buy the most under PSC AR?

The agencies that obligated the most under PSC AR in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($6,923,641,447), Air Force ($778,663,154) and Department of Commerce ($308,334,701).

Which NAICS codes are used with PSC AR?

The NAICS codes with the most obligated under PSC AR in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology); 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing; and 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).

Where is the work under PSC AR performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under PSC AR over the last 12 months are California ($3,049,075,040), Alabama ($1,325,262,843) and Maryland ($898,560,560).

What is the latest contract opportunity under PSC AR?

The latest contract opportunity under PSC AR is Thermospheric Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) for Future NASA/Heliophysics Missions, special notice from Shared Services Center, posted October 13, 2026.

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